64:
1027:
978:
89:
50:
1039:
989:
277:
At the time of the
National Register of Historic Places nomination, these smaller windows were boarded up and the porch oriented to Fountain Street was bricked in with the buildings original materials. One original eight-panel door remained on the Blake Street entry porch, but the rest of the exterior details were extant, including the boarded pavilion pediment with "1st Ward" in raised lettering.
1015:
96:
71:
276:
and the lintels of the doors. The enclosed entry pavilion projects from the main block with two porches oriented to face
Fountain Street and Blake Street. Three arched double hung windows with two-over-two sash run along the sides of the building with three smaller windows are in the entry pavilion.
302:
The First Ward
Wardroom is significant as a historical reminder of the pivotal time in which Pawtucket was incorporated as a city and gave up its town-meeting form of governance. The building is also architecturally significant as a rare type of building, wardrooms, and is one of three extant
311:
being extant and the third example having been demolished. Though both constructed by
William R. Walker & Son, the two Pawtucket wardrooms are related, but not identical in construction and show variations by the firm. Another wardroom, with a bungalow style, is located in the
294:. Since about 1920, the Gatchell Post has occupied the First Ward Wardroom, but the property is owned by the City of Pawtucket. In 2013, the building was in need of significant roof repairs and the Gatchell Post reached out to the community to help raise the necessary funds.
867:
280:
National
Register of Historic Places nomination states that the interior of the building originally opened into a large meeting hall with some auxiliary service rooms at the rear of the building, but did not disclose any alterations made to the interior.
962:
898:
882:
1076:
1066:
872:
239:
and built in 1886, is one of only three ward halls (structures built by the city and used as polling places and meeting halls) to survive in the state. Since about 1920 it has been the Major Walter G. Gatchell Post No. 306 of the
333:
957:
903:
544:
289:
The Fifth Ward
Wardroom was constructed and used as a polling place and meeting hall in a critical time when Pawtucket was incorporated as a city before becoming the Major Walter G. Gatchell Post No. 306 of the
924:
826:
857:
791:
756:
831:
736:
696:
521:
796:
786:
781:
761:
1061:
877:
711:
626:
746:
741:
616:
836:
801:
706:
681:
821:
771:
751:
726:
716:
701:
691:
676:
656:
631:
621:
611:
841:
816:
721:
661:
641:
636:
606:
596:
776:
731:
671:
646:
601:
908:
806:
686:
651:
862:
811:
766:
666:
1071:
574:
559:
514:
590:
992:
507:
466:
436:
1081:
1031:
982:
410:
63:
129:
554:
88:
530:
362:
321:
245:
36:
945:
261:
1005:
187:
444:
313:
950:
929:
304:
257:
236:
172:
317:
291:
241:
235:. Basically rectangular, an enclosed entry pavilion projects from the main block. The building, designed by
224:
117:
564:
569:
549:
467:"Historic Resource of Woonsocket, Rhode Island: Partial Inventory, Historic and Architectural Resources"
367:
381:
1043:
1019:
308:
49:
499:
493:
203:
1055:
963:
University and college buildings listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
265:
232:
260:
and constructed by S. Mason & H. A. Smith in 1886, the one story red brick
269:
268:. The red bricks are laid in dark red mortar and is contrasted by the granite
144:
131:
272:
course and the now painted grey brownstone stringcourse, window sills and
1014:
334:
National
Register of Historic Places listings in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
1077:
National
Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Rhode Island
1067:
Clubhouses on the
National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
958:
List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
273:
228:
357:
264:
building is basically rectangular with a low-pitched gable-over-
503:
227:. It is a single-story red brick building, with a low-pitch
307:
constructed three such structures in Pawtucket with the
437:"Veterans struggle to raise funds for VFW post repairs"
1003:
223:
is a historic meeting hall at 171 Fountain Street in
1062:
Buildings and structures in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
938:
917:
891:
850:
583:
560:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
537:
384:. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission
209:
196:
186:
178:
168:
160:
123:
112:
591:List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
983:National Register of Historic Places portal
515:
416:. Rhode Island Preservation. pp. 105–106
8:
320:. The First Ward Wardroom was listed on the
95:
70:
1072:Buildings and structures completed in 1886
522:
508:
500:
48:
531:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
37:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
1010:
344:
435:Fitzgerald, Joseph (August 13, 2013).
405:
403:
401:
399:
358:"National Register Information System"
352:
350:
348:
20:
7:
1032:National Register of Historic Places
363:National Register of Historic Places
322:National Register of Historic Places
246:National Register of Historic Places
1082:Veterans of Foreign Wars buildings
946:National Historic Preservation Act
14:
411:"Historic Resources of Pawtucket"
244:. The building was listed on the
1037:
1025:
1013:
988:
987:
976:
94:
87:
69:
62:
899:Federated States of Micronesia
545:Architectural style categories
198:
1:
472:. National Park Service. 1976
103:Show map of the United States
18:United States historic place
443:. Pawtucket. Archived from
314:Cato Hill Historic District
305:William R. Walker & Son
258:William R. Walker & Son
237:William R. Walker & Son
173:William R. Walker & Son
1098:
951:Historic Preservation Fund
930:American Legation, Morocco
303:examples in Rhode Island.
971:
892:Lists by associated state
197:NRHP reference
56:
47:
43:
34:
27:
23:
873:Northern Mariana Islands
318:Woonsocket, Rhode Island
292:Veterans of Foreign Wars
242:Veterans of Foreign Wars
179:Architectural style
78:Show map of Rhode Island
324:on November 18, 1983.
225:Pawtucket, Rhode Island
118:Pawtucket, Rhode Island
868:Minor Outlying Islands
851:Lists by insular areas
565:Keeper of the Register
570:National Park Service
550:Contributing property
496:at LandmarkHunter.com
382:"First Ward Wardroom"
368:National Park Service
145:41.88528°N 71.37806°W
116:171 Fountain Street,
925:District of Columbia
494:First Ward Wardroom
447:on December 5, 2014
370:. January 23, 2007.
309:Fifth Ward Wardroom
221:First Ward Wardroom
150:41.88528; -71.37806
141: /
29:First Ward Wardroom
1001:
1000:
555:Historic district
217:
216:
213:November 18, 1983
1089:
1042:
1041:
1040:
1030:
1029:
1028:
1018:
1017:
1009:
991:
990:
981:
980:
979:
904:Marshall Islands
524:
517:
510:
501:
482:
481:
479:
477:
471:
463:
457:
456:
454:
452:
432:
426:
425:
423:
421:
415:
407:
394:
393:
391:
389:
378:
372:
371:
354:
262:Queen Anne style
200:
156:
155:
153:
152:
151:
146:
142:
139:
138:
137:
134:
104:
98:
97:
91:
79:
73:
72:
66:
52:
21:
1097:
1096:
1092:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1087:
1086:
1052:
1051:
1048:
1038:
1036:
1026:
1024:
1012:
1004:
1002:
997:
977:
975:
967:
934:
913:
887:
846:
579:
533:
528:
490:
485:
475:
473:
469:
465:
464:
460:
450:
448:
434:
433:
429:
419:
417:
413:
409:
408:
397:
387:
385:
380:
379:
375:
356:
355:
346:
342:
330:
300:
287:
254:
149:
147:
143:
140:
135:
132:
130:
128:
127:
108:
107:
106:
105:
102:
101:
100:
99:
82:
81:
80:
77:
76:
75:
74:
39:
30:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1095:
1093:
1085:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1054:
1053:
1047:
1046:
1034:
1022:
999:
998:
996:
995:
985:
972:
969:
968:
966:
965:
960:
955:
954:
953:
942:
940:
936:
935:
933:
932:
927:
921:
919:
915:
914:
912:
911:
906:
901:
895:
893:
889:
888:
886:
885:
883:Virgin Islands
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
858:American Samoa
854:
852:
848:
847:
845:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
792:South Carolina
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
757:North Carolina
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
587:
585:
584:Lists by state
581:
580:
578:
577:
575:Property types
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
541:
539:
535:
534:
529:
527:
526:
519:
512:
504:
498:
497:
489:
488:External links
486:
484:
483:
458:
427:
395:
373:
343:
341:
338:
337:
336:
329:
326:
299:
296:
286:
283:
253:
250:
215:
214:
211:
207:
206:
201:
194:
193:
190:
184:
183:
180:
176:
175:
170:
166:
165:
162:
158:
157:
125:
121:
120:
114:
110:
109:
93:
92:
86:
85:
84:
83:
68:
67:
61:
60:
59:
58:
57:
54:
53:
45:
44:
41:
40:
35:
32:
31:
28:
25:
24:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1094:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1050:
1045:
1035:
1033:
1023:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1007:
994:
986:
984:
974:
973:
970:
964:
961:
959:
956:
952:
949:
948:
947:
944:
943:
941:
937:
931:
928:
926:
923:
922:
920:
916:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
896:
894:
890:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
855:
853:
849:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
832:West Virginia
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
737:New Hampshire
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
697:Massachusetts
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
592:
589:
588:
586:
582:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
542:
540:
536:
532:
525:
520:
518:
513:
511:
506:
505:
502:
495:
492:
491:
487:
468:
462:
459:
446:
442:
438:
431:
428:
412:
406:
404:
402:
400:
396:
383:
377:
374:
369:
365:
364:
359:
353:
351:
349:
345:
339:
335:
332:
331:
327:
325:
323:
319:
315:
310:
306:
297:
295:
293:
284:
282:
278:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
251:
249:
247:
243:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
212:
210:Added to NRHP
208:
205:
202:
195:
192:Pawtucket MRA
191:
189:
185:
181:
177:
174:
171:
167:
163:
159:
154:
126:
122:
119:
115:
111:
90:
65:
55:
51:
46:
42:
38:
33:
26:
22:
16:
1049:
1044:Rhode Island
1020:Architecture
797:South Dakota
787:Rhode Island
782:Pennsylvania
762:North Dakota
474:. Retrieved
461:
449:. Retrieved
445:the original
440:
430:
420:November 15,
418:. Retrieved
386:. Retrieved
376:
361:
301:
298:Significance
288:
279:
256:Designed by
255:
220:
218:
15:
918:Other areas
878:Puerto Rico
712:Mississippi
627:Connecticut
476:December 5,
451:December 5,
388:January 26,
266:hipped roof
233:hipped roof
148: /
124:Coordinates
1056:Categories
827:Washington
747:New Mexico
742:New Jersey
617:California
340:References
182:Queen Anne
136:71°22′41″W
837:Wisconsin
802:Tennessee
707:Minnesota
682:Louisiana
441:The Times
248:in 1983.
169:Architect
133:41°53′7″N
993:Category
822:Virginia
772:Oklahoma
752:New York
727:Nebraska
717:Missouri
702:Michigan
692:Maryland
677:Kentucky
657:Illinois
632:Delaware
622:Colorado
612:Arkansas
328:See also
204:83003820
113:Location
1006:Portals
939:Related
842:Wyoming
817:Vermont
722:Montana
662:Indiana
642:Georgia
637:Florida
607:Arizona
597:Alabama
274:lintels
777:Oregon
732:Nevada
672:Kansas
647:Hawaii
602:Alaska
538:Topics
252:Design
231:-over-
909:Palau
807:Texas
687:Maine
652:Idaho
470:(PDF)
414:(PDF)
229:gable
161:Built
863:Guam
812:Utah
767:Ohio
667:Iowa
478:2014
453:2014
422:2014
390:2015
270:sill
219:The
164:1886
316:in
285:Use
199:No.
188:MPS
1058::
439:.
398:^
366:.
360:.
347:^
1008::
593::
523:e
516:t
509:v
480:.
455:.
424:.
392:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.